WO1983000127A1 - Floating bodies for surfing or windsurfing boards - Google Patents
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- WO1983000127A1 WO1983000127A1 PCT/CH1982/000085 CH8200085W WO8300127A1 WO 1983000127 A1 WO1983000127 A1 WO 1983000127A1 CH 8200085 W CH8200085 W CH 8200085W WO 8300127 A1 WO8300127 A1 WO 8300127A1
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- rib
- floating body
- foam
- core
- floating
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B32/00—Water sports boards; Accessories therefor
- B63B32/50—Boards characterised by their constructional features
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B32/00—Water sports boards; Accessories therefor
- B63B32/40—Twintip boards; Wakeboards; Surfboards; Windsurfing boards; Paddle boards, e.g. SUP boards; Accessories specially adapted therefor
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- the invention relates to a floating body for windsurfing or surfing, which consists of a foam with an integrated stiffening.
- the floating bodies or surfboards for windsurfing that are mainly on the market today are relatively heavy with a weight of 20 to 25 kg, so that it is not easy for adolescents and female athletes to carry such a surfboard over a longer distance or to lift it onto the car roof or unload from it.
- the surfboards or floating bodies commonly used today also have further disadvantages which have already been attempted to be avoided with particularly lightweight constructions. A relatively heavy board dives deeper in waves and creates more resistance and is therefore slower and less likely to turn.
- the surfboards which are mostly composed of thermoplastic half-shells and contain polyurethane foam, do not always have an absolutely tight joint, so that water can penetrate into the foam core, making the board even heavier. Sharp edges on the rigid thermoplastic shell pose a risk of injury if the driver falls himself or the surfboard collides with other swimmers.
- the rib preferably has a rectangular cross section and is upright with respect to the top and bottom of the floating body and embedded in the foam body at a distance from the top and bottom.
- the height of the rib arranged upright decreases from the longitudinal center of the float towards the two ends. The desired flexibility, which varies over the length of the floating body, is thus achieved, and a noticeable reduction in weight can also be achieved with the cross-section decreasing towards the ends.
- reinforcement layers made of fiberglass on the top and bottom of a core made of structural foam have proven to be particularly expedient.
- the rib can advantageously already be designed in such a way that it is prepared to attach a mast foot or a sword case and / or a fin to it.
- Fig. 2 shows a cross section through the floating body.
- the floating body 1 of FIG. 1 has an embedded in a Wegumstoff body 2 and nearly all over the length of the floating body extending rib 3 "which as shown in Fig. 1 seen approximately from the longitudinal center of the float from toward the ends in the vertical Height decreases.
- the width of the rib 3 is constant over the length.
- a rib 3 is preferably provided on the longitudinal axis of the floating body, but two ribs can also be provided at a distance from the longitudinal axis.
- the rib 3 is a composite construction which consists of a core h and reinforcing layers 5 and 6 firmly connected to the top and the bottom thereof.
- the core 4 expediently consists of glass fiber-reinforced rigid polyurethane foam with fiberglass laminates as reinforcing layers on the top and bottom.
- the rib core With a length of 300 cm and a width of 2 cm and an average height of 5 cm, the rib core with a material density of 200 kg / m3, a weight of 600 gr. Together with the fiberglass laminates with a thickness of about 1 mm, the total weight of the rib is slightly over 800 gr.
- This rib is embedded upright in the foam body 2 , whereby the connection can be made by gluing.
- the foam body 2 consists of polyethylene foam or polystyrene foam or polyurethane foam, which has a density of 10 to 40 kp / m3.
- an outer skin 7 is firmly connected by gluing or welding, which is flexible and which also consists of a foam layer, but which has a density of at least 50 kp / m3, which means a greater density than the foam.
- ⁇ toff body 2 has.
- This outer skin has the advantage that due to the flexible property it can absorb shocks well and that the sailor can hardly injure himself on his own floating body due to a fall.
- the floating body consisting of the above-mentioned materials, including the rib, has a weight of approx. 9 kg and a volume of 1801.
- the average density of the floating body is 50 kp / m3 - if these values are compared with the corresponding values of a conventional windsurfing board, which have a weight of about 23 kg, a volume of 2301 and an average density of 100 kp / m3, it follows from the comparison that the floating body according to the invention has a 50% better weight than the conventional surfboards. This result can be improved even further, since the weight can be reduced even further by using an even thinner outer skin, so that a floating body weighing 8 kg can also be produced.
- the particular advantage of the floating body described above also consists in the fact that the glider stands on a water-repellent surface which is not completely level with the closed pores and on which the glider's foot has a good grip and even sinks somewhat can, which increases the contact area. Since the foamed material acts as a good insulation layer, the sailor standing on it also has the feeling of warmth.
- the float has a very flat bottom and is a pronounced glider as a windsurfing board, which is somewhat disadvantageous compared to other surfboards in weak winds, but slides very quickly in stronger winds and then becomes very fast.
- the floating body In the sliding state, the floating body can be controlled almost like a water ski, and when traveling over short waves the elastic properties of the material have a very positive effect, with shocks being cushioned and damped. If there are cracks in the surf, the stiffening rib offers better resistance to breakage than conventional boards.
- the particular advantage is that the incorporated rib enables a distribution of stiffness and strength independent of the shape of the floating body.
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Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AU85816/82A AU8581682A (en) | 1981-07-07 | 1982-07-02 | Floating bodies for surfing or windsurfing boards |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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CH4457/81-0810707 | 1981-07-07 | ||
CH445781 | 1981-07-07 |
Publications (1)
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WO1983000127A1 true WO1983000127A1 (en) | 1983-01-20 |
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PCT/CH1982/000085 WO1983000127A1 (en) | 1981-07-07 | 1982-07-02 | Floating bodies for surfing or windsurfing boards |
Country Status (4)
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EP (1) | EP0083346A1 (de) |
CA (1) | CA1174909A (de) |
IT (1) | IT1151904B (de) |
WO (1) | WO1983000127A1 (de) |
Cited By (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0224023A1 (de) * | 1985-10-23 | 1987-06-03 | Georg Fritzmeier GmbH & Co. | Verbundkörper, insbesondere Segel- oder Wellenreitbrett, sowie Verfahren zur Herstellung desselben |
WO1991004189A1 (en) * | 1989-09-13 | 1991-04-04 | Gary Keys | Surf craft |
AU635564B2 (en) * | 1989-09-13 | 1993-03-25 | George Hamilton-Greenough | Surf craft |
US5295883A (en) * | 1991-02-15 | 1994-03-22 | Kransco | Bodyboard with stiffening reinforcement |
US6036560A (en) * | 1999-02-05 | 2000-03-14 | Earth & Ocean Sports, Inc. | Variable flexible stringer, bodyboard and method |
SG79227A1 (en) * | 1998-04-17 | 2001-03-20 | Inst Materials Research & Eng | Fiber-reinforced composite product with graded stiffness |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3543315A (en) * | 1967-10-09 | 1970-12-01 | William L Hoffman | Soft board fabrication |
US4276844A (en) * | 1979-06-18 | 1981-07-07 | Kransco Manufacturing, Inc. | Soft sailboard |
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1982
- 1982-07-02 EP EP82901904A patent/EP0083346A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1982-07-02 WO PCT/CH1982/000085 patent/WO1983000127A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1982-07-06 CA CA000406717A patent/CA1174909A/en not_active Expired
- 1982-07-07 IT IT22283/82A patent/IT1151904B/it active
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3543315A (en) * | 1967-10-09 | 1970-12-01 | William L Hoffman | Soft board fabrication |
US4276844A (en) * | 1979-06-18 | 1981-07-07 | Kransco Manufacturing, Inc. | Soft sailboard |
Cited By (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0224023A1 (de) * | 1985-10-23 | 1987-06-03 | Georg Fritzmeier GmbH & Co. | Verbundkörper, insbesondere Segel- oder Wellenreitbrett, sowie Verfahren zur Herstellung desselben |
WO1991004189A1 (en) * | 1989-09-13 | 1991-04-04 | Gary Keys | Surf craft |
US5145430A (en) * | 1989-09-13 | 1992-09-08 | Gary Keys | Surf craft |
AU635564B2 (en) * | 1989-09-13 | 1993-03-25 | George Hamilton-Greenough | Surf craft |
US5295883A (en) * | 1991-02-15 | 1994-03-22 | Kransco | Bodyboard with stiffening reinforcement |
SG79227A1 (en) * | 1998-04-17 | 2001-03-20 | Inst Materials Research & Eng | Fiber-reinforced composite product with graded stiffness |
US6036560A (en) * | 1999-02-05 | 2000-03-14 | Earth & Ocean Sports, Inc. | Variable flexible stringer, bodyboard and method |
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CA1174909A (en) | 1984-09-25 |
IT1151904B (it) | 1986-12-24 |
IT8222283A1 (it) | 1984-01-07 |
IT8222283A0 (it) | 1982-07-07 |
EP0083346A1 (de) | 1983-07-13 |
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